- you know what? that looks like fire! - comedy without black people would be like the nba without black players. (kevin screaming) - your biggest, biggest superstars in comedy have been black. (eddie yelling) - just genius and hilarious. - yeah, i said it. (audience cheering) - the chappelle show redefined sketch comedy. - i m rick james, bitch. (audience laughing) - in living color set up a platform for black comedians blowing up. - i don t think so. homie don t play that. (audience laughing) - arsenio hall was, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. it was groundbreaking. - [audience] woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. - you had a black man willing to fight the power. - nice being out of jail. (audience laughing) - laughter is healing, laughter purifies the air. actually i don t like to talk about the races, because i m white. - and we, as black people, have been doing it forever. - i am, this is a freckle. (audience laughing) - all black comedians discuss race. - it s harder being gay than i
on the hip hop culture. it was our voice. - what s your favorite collaboration you ve ever done? - it s all i need with method man. - it was like for the next generation. lil bow wow, all these younger acts. - we got lil wayne in the house right now. - yes, sir! - 106 & park compared to something like trl is putting on younger, edgier guests. but at the time there was nothing that was more edgy than def comedy jam. - tag was a game what we played at the mall. you know where you go to the mall, you see some shit you like. you notice that the price is way too (beep) high. (audience laughs) you find the tag appropriate to your financial needs. (audience laughs) when you re ready to go but static and wrinkles are like, nooooo! try bounce, it s the sheet. less static. less wrinkles. more softness. more freshness. bounce. it s the sheet.
- i was reading about michael jackson cause you know all about the nose, and i don t get it. cause they tell me he can t breathe late at night, just. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) i want my black nose back. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) - they always say if you can perform on that stage, you can perform anywhere in the world. - but the whole family had their noses worked on. do five, get one free. (audience laughs) - the crowd at the apollo was a hard crowd. you had to be good to be at the apollo. one of these mornings (crowd booing) - i ve seen a gospel choir get booed. how you boo jesus, i don t know. the great dave chappelle got booed on showtime at the apollo. - from showtime at the apollo , there became this interest in black entertainment and bet created 106 & park targeting a younger audience. - no need for a long introduction. give it up for dmx! - [host] please make some noise for rihanna. - 106 & park had a real monumental statement
i want my black nose back. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) - they always say if you can perform on that stage, you can perform anywhere in the world. - but the whole family had their noses worked on. do five, get one free. (audience laughs) - the crowd at the apollo was a hard crowd. you had to be good to be at the apollo. one of these mornings (crowd booing) - i ve seen a gospel choir get booed. how you boo jesus, i don t know. the great dave chappelle got booed on showtime at the apollo. - from showtime at the apollo , there became this interest in black entertainment and bet created 106 & park targeting a younger audience. - no need for a long introduction. give it up for dmx! - [host] please make some noise for rihanna. - 106 & park had a real monumental statement on the hip hop culture. it was our voice. - what s your favorite collaboration you ve ever done? - it s all i need with method man.